Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 19)

I would not trust him with a ten foot pole.

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He took to it like a fish out of water.

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It sticks out like a sore throat.

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Is this a whole nother bucket of worms?

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You have to shoot where the fish are barking.

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I have been torn betwixt and between the devil and the deep blue sea.

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We have to get all our ducks on the same page.

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That tickled my fancy bone.

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From now on I'm watching your every move with a fine-toothed comb.

(1908 – 1997) German-born teacher, academic & humorist
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There's been a lot of spilt milk under the bridge.

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Make like a tree and head out.

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She flew off the deep end.

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He'll argue until the cat turns blue.

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He’s a man without an island.

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Tackle that hurdle

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I guess I threw a cog in the wrench.

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Lets see who takes the bite on that.

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The dice are stacked against them.

Irish football player & manager
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You could take that guy with a grain a salt.

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Once the horse is out of the barn, you can't put him back again.

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Talking to you is like casting pearls into wine.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
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